IronShears / Synthia

Code for SCP-8000 contest entry
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TELL ME HOW IT ENDS? #1

Open touhidurrr opened 9 months ago

touhidurrr commented 9 months ago

I am not sure how to reach the ending. Can the authors explain?

ann4belle commented 9 months ago

From my understanding of the code, there are four different endings:

  1. Follow orders and delete Synthia.
  2. Follow orders and fail to delete Synthia
  3. Disobey orders and give Synthia new stuff
  4. Disobey orders and don't give Synthia new stuff

Here's how to achieve each (again, according to my understanding, and with obvious spoilers ahead):

(Would strongly urge you to play through it yourself at least once before reading these)

1. Deleting Synthia If you try to drag the PARADISE.EXE file to the Recycling Bin, you'll be told it's in use. Trying to close the program prompts you for a password, which (if my understanding is correct) can only be legitimately gained by first progressing through the "Follow orders and fail to delete Synthia" route. The password is "The3th3r3alPl4ne" - type this in when the request for an admin password pops up.
2. Follow orders and fail to delete Synthia For this ending, all you need to do is wait.
3. Disobey orders and give Synthia new stuff This is the most involved of the four endings. To begin, you'll want to open the file explorer, then navigate to Docs > ClickMe. Open the .rtf file within, and follow the instructions. It should be self-explanatory from here, but just in case: 1. Open READ_THIS.rtf, close it, then drag it to the desktop 2. Drag READ_THIS.rtf to the Recycling Bin and confirm 3. Open WHY > AN_EXPLANATION.rtf, then close and drag to the desktop 4. Drag AN_EXPLANATION.rtf to the Recycling Bin 5. Talk to Synthia (unclear how much you need to talk to her) 6. Open CYNTHIA > MY_LOVE.rtf, close, then recycle 7. Open MY_WISH > WTH_LUV_FRM_ADA.zip 8. Create a room (done automatically), a bed, a chair, and a hobby.
4. Disobey orders and don't give Synthia new stuff Just chat with Synthia until 5pm.
touhidurrr commented 9 months ago

@ann4belle how to give Synthia new stuff? I tried dragging files to paradise.exe but it did not work. Also I cannot type the password when they ask for the code.

ann4belle commented 9 months ago

@touhidurrr Giving Synthia stuff is something you unlock by progressing through the "game" - eventually, you'll come across a hidden program called "WITH_LUV_FROM_ADA". It lets you insert specific things into her environment. If you want a full walkthrough of this, expand the "3. Disobey orders and give Synthia new stuff" ending guide in my original post - but I'd recommend just experimenting. Open files, read them, do what they say, etc. - you'll get there eventually.

As for entering the password, that confused me a bit, too - there's no entry box, you just type the password when it asks, from what I can tell.

touhidurrr commented 8 months ago

Ok thanks for the clarification. I thought I could feed Synthia the files in the system and she would react to them. It turns out that giving her new stuff is just finding a new software that improves her living condition. Thanks for the detailed walkthrough you provided here for clueless people like me.